THE BUREAUCRATIC PHENOMENON
Book ID/图书代码： 13B61265
English Summary/英文概要： In The Bureaucratic Phenomenon Michel Crozier demonstrates that bureaucratic institutions need to be understood in terms of the cultural context in which they operate. The originality of the study lies in its association of two widely different approaches: the theory of decision-making in large organizations and the cultural analysis of social patterns of action.
The book opens with a detailed examination of two forms of French public service. These studies show that professional training and distortions alone cannot ex plain the rise of routine behavior and dysfunctional "vicious circles." The role of various bureaucratic systems appears to depend on the pattern of power relation ships between groups and individuals. Crozier’s findings lead him to the view that bureaucratic structures form a necessary protection against the risks inherent in collective action.
Since systems of protection are built around basic cultural traits, the author presents a French bureaucratic model based on centralization, strata isolation, and individual sparkle-one that that can be contrasted with an American, Russian, or Japanese model. He points out how the same patterns can be found in several areas of French life: education, industrial relations, politics, business, and the colonial policy. Bureaucracy, Crozier concludes, is not a modern disease resulting from organizational progress but rather a bulwark against development. The breakdown of the traditional bureaucratic system in modern France offers hope for new and fruitful forms of action.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书中，Michel Crozier指出，应在官僚机构运行的文化背景之中理解它们。本研究的原创性在于它运用了两种截然不同的方法：大机构中的决策理论和对行为的社会模式的文化分析。
本书开头详细研究了两种形式的法国公共服务。研究表明，职业培训和扭曲无法解释常规行为及功能失调这些恶性循环的兴起。各个官僚系统的角色似乎依赖于团体和个人简历的权力关系模式。研究结果使作者认为，官僚结构形成了对抗集体行为内在风险的必要保护。
作者提出了一个不同于美国、俄罗斯、日本模型的基于集中、阶层隔离、突出个人的法国官僚模型。他指出，相同的模式可在法国的日常生活中见到，包括教育、行业关系、针织、商业和殖民政策。作者总结，官僚主义并非源于组织进步的现代病，而是阻碍发展的壁垒。打破当代法国的传统官僚体系才能为将来带来希望。（LYR）
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About the Author/作者介绍： Michel Crozier，Centre de Sociologie des Organisations创始人、主任，Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique高级研究员，Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques成员。著有多部著作，包括《停滞的社会》《民主危机》《美国麻烦》等。
Erhard Friedberg，巴黎政治大学社会学教授、公共关系硕士导师。著有多部著作，包括《参与者与系统》（与Michel Crozier合著）、《当地秩序——有组织行动的动力学》等。
Michel Crozier was the founder and director of the Centre de Sociologie des Organisations and senior research fellow of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. He is currently a member of the Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques. He is the author or co-author of numerous books including The Stalled Society, The Crisis of Democracy, and The Trouble with America.
Erhard Friedberg is professor of sociology and director of the Master of Public Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris. He is the author of numerous books including Actors and Systems (with Michel Crozier) and Local Orders—Dynamics of Organized Action.
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